Dismasted racing yacht

Launch No: 224
Craft: Spirit of the Dart. D-702
Thursday, 28 August 2014
Location: Two miles south of Castle Ledge buoy. Start Bay.

Photo: Dean Nettleton RNLI

Yacht dismasted whilst racing in Dartmouth Regatta

The Dart RNLI inshore lifeboat was tasked by the Coastguard to assist a dismasted yacht that had been racing in Start Bay. There were eight on board and none of them were injured. After assisting the yacht with the rigging, the J109 was escorted back to her moorings at Sandquay.

Time

Request Received	3:45pm
Time at incident	33 minutes
Time to recovery	55 minutes
Back on Service	4:55pm

Conditions

Sea/River State	Choppy
Wind Direction	West
Wind Strength	17-21 knots

Lifeboat Crew

Chris Tracey (Helm)

Rich Eggleton

Dean Nettleton

Shore Crew

Simon Amphlett (Tractor Driver)

Lee Darch

Deputy Launch Authority

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Dartmouth
Devon TQ6 9RR

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